Reward offered in hit-and-run death on Midway

A pewter-colored Chevy half-ton Silverado with an extended cab drifted onto the shoulder of the Midway on Nov. 14,and hit a bicyclist. A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver.(Bill Husa/Staff Photo)

DURHAM — The family and friends of a Durham man who was killed in a hit-and-run on the Midway are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver.

People with information on the driver in the Wednesday crash at Roble Road can contact the California Highway Patrol at 879-1999. Callers may remain anonymous.

The CHP has identified a vehicle of interest based off of a nearby camera as a 2003 to 2007 pewter-colored Chevy half-ton Silverado with an extended cab, said officer Justin Maxey. Witnesses said, however, that they thought the vehicle was a silver or gray SUV.

About 3 p.m. Wednesday, a driver drifted onto the shoulder of the Midway at Roble Road and ran into Rick Magee, launching him off of his bicycle, past his domestic partner in front of him and several yards forward onto the pavement, Maxey said. The driver continued north without stopping.

Magee, 61, had severe head and internal injuries, Maxey said. Five hours later, he died at the hospital.

Magee's longtime friend, Steve Centanni, said family and friends are offering the reward in order to find and convict the driver. "It's horrible for somebody to continue driving," Centanni said. "I would assume they know what they did."